Summer Basket Cases : <i> Order one of these Bowl picnics and the only thing you’ll have to worry about is whether or not you’ve remembered the corkscrew. </i>

Biltmore Hotel, 506 S. Grand Ave., Los Angeles, (213) 624-1011 and ask for room service. Style: This classy downtown hotel offers four summertime baskets. Orders placed before 10 a.m. are ready for pick-up by 4 p.m. the same day. Baskets include: Biltmore Bowl Picnic --pasta salad, croissant sandwich, Brie, fresh fruit, pastry and French roll ($20 per person); The French Picnic --watercress salad with goat cheese and lemon dressing, poached salmon, pate , baguette, Brie, fresh fruit and a bottle of Fume Blanc ($55 for two people); Grand Avenue Bar Picnic --an assortment of pates and cheeses, roasted chicken breast, fresh fruit and pastry ($24 per person).

Bristol Farms, 606 Fair Oaks Ave., South Pasadena, (818) 441-5450; 837 Silver Spur Road, Rolling Hills Estates, (213) 541-9157 Style: Upscale supermarket offering seven varieties of picnics. All orders must be placed 24 hours in advance. Baskets include: The Maestro --herbed roasted filet mignon ($14.25); The Concerto --poached salmon with caper-mustard sauce ($13.95); Pops Medley --ham, turkey or roast beef croissant sandwich ($9.75). Each basket comes with spaghetti salad, fresh fruit and cookies.

Chez Sateau Patisserie, 860 S. Baldwin Ave., Arcadia, (818) 574-0702. Style: There are nine picnic styles to choose from. Call 24 hours in advance to reserve a box dinner. Baskets include: Picnic Italian-Style --chicken breast piccante with pasta salad ($8.50); Sample Plate --smoked salmon with pate , sliced cheese, Roquefort dip and fresh fruit ($8); Lobster Royale --steamed lobster with shrimp, crab, smoked salmon and vegetables ($19.50).

Jurgensen’s, 842 E. California, Pasadena, (818) 792-3121. Style: This designer supermarket offers you a choice of five bowl baskets. Orders must be placed 24 hours in advance. Baskets include: Intermezzo --layered buffalo mozzarella, tomatoes and basil; lobster tail or shrimp on eggplant pasta salad, roll, dessert ($27); Vivace --deviled eggs, fried chicken, choice of two salads, muffin, watermelon, dessert ($14); Salad Trio --gazpacho, choice of three salads, roll, fruit and cheese ($13.50).

Patina, 5955 Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles, (213) 467-1108. Style: Five varieties of posh picnics. Orders must be placed 24 hours in advance. Ask for Alex or Clara. Baskets include: Mozart Menu --asparagus salad with sun-dried tomatoes and basil, roast chicken with red potatoes and scallions in mustard vinaigrette, croissant chocolate pudding with whiskey sauce ($25.50); Bach Menu --artichoke salad with aioli sauce, Nicoise salad, rhubarb and strawberry pie with vanilla bean sauce ($29.50); Wagner Menu --lobster salad with asparagus, veal medallion with grilled baby vegetables and vinaigrette, assorted cheeses, berry tart with raspberry coulis , chocolate truffles ($46.50).